Sixteen employees of UMMC are being laid off as the hospital closes two departments.

The hospital announced late yesterday that it will close its Cardiac Rehab Department and Byron Family Heath Care Center in 90 days.

Hospital spokeswoman Colleen Flynn said UMMC tried various ways to keep the two services, but in the end, the decision came down to finances. The Cardiac Care and Byron Family Care were no longer viable.

Flynn said the situation at UMMC is symptomatic of the financial ills facing small hospitals across New York State.

The Cardiac Rehab Department is no longer accepting new patients.

Patients of Byron Family Care are being referred to the hospitals Family Care Centers in Batavia and LeRoy.